EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the heels of starring in Booksmart and the series Unbelievable, Kaitlyn Dever is in talks for the female lead in the movie musical adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. Ben Platt is expected to reprise his stage role as the title character in the film, with Stephen Chbosky (Wonder) directing. Music and…
Faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges on Stephen Chbosky's Wonder, what makeup designer Arjen Tuiten was able to pull off was as wondrous as the story he was working to tell, landing him his first Oscar nomination last month.
An adaptation of R.J. Palacio's beloved children's novel, Wonder centers on Auggie…
EXCLUSIVE: The life of Theodor Geisel, the beloved author known across generations as Dr. Seuss, will be coming to the big screen courtesy of Carla Hacken, who is producing a feature film via her Paper Pictures banner. Stephen Chbosky will direct as his follow-up to his worldwide box office hit Wonder, the modestly…
In the latest episode of my new Deadline video series Behind The Lens, in which I explore the art and style of directors in one-on-one conversations, I talk to a relative newcomer to helming, Stephen Chbosky whose third feature film, Wonder, has turned into an out-of-the-b0x hit for Lionsgate since it opened in…
In the latest episode of my new Deadline video series Behind The Lens, in which I explore the art and style of directors in one-on-one conversations, I talk to a relative newcomer to helming, Stephen Chbosky whose third feature film, Wonder, has turned into an out-of-the-b0x hit for Lionsgate since it opened in…
Stephen Chbosky will re-team with his Wonder producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman on Disney’s live action feature Prince Charming, Deadline has confirmed. Chbosky will write with the opportunity to direct the film. Matt Fogel took the first pass at the script which is billed as a revamped take on the gentleman…
The start of Summit Entertainment’s trajectory began when the mini-major convinced Stephenie Meyer to sell her Twilight Saga book series after she’d been left so frustrated by how Paramount Pictures let it languish. Was it a billion dollar lucky break? As the vampire-werewolf series that fueled Summit’s recent $750…
Summit Entertainment acquired feature rights to The Perks of Being A Wallflower, with novelist Stephen Chbosky adapting and directing his novel. Emma Watson and Logan Lerman star in a coming of age story of a 15-year old crushing hard on a girl while he deals with his best pal’s suicide and other emotional issues…
